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Former President Bush will skydive to mark birthday
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
HOUSTON -- More than 5,000 people were expected to help former President George H.W. Bush celebrate his 80th birthday Saturday, part of a weekend of events to be topped with a skydive today. The skydive will be "very safe. It will be a thrill for me," Bush said at a luncheon in his honor Saturday at the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston...
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Iraqi deputy foreign minister assassinated
(International News ~ 06/13/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen firing from a car killed Iraq's deputy foreign minister Saturday in the first assassination of a senior official since the new interim government was announced this month. Iraqi authorities blamed Saddam Hussein loyalists. Bassam Salih Kubba, 60, the slain minister, was Iraq's most senior career diplomat and was slated to stay on in the new administration that takes over after June 30 from the U.S.-led occupation authority...
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Congo despairing at thought of return of war
(International News ~ 06/13/04)
A coup attempt in the capital and a week of clashes over an eastern border city made clear the precariousness of Congo's peace, scaring its desperate people that they could be plunged back into Africa's deadliest war. They already saw 3.3 million countrymen die in the 1998-2002 war, which drew in armies from five neighboring nations. Tens of thousands took to the streets nationwide to vent their anger over the new threat...
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Al-Qaida audiotape accuses U.S. of trying to replace Arab lead
(International News ~ 06/13/04)
CAIRO, Egypt -- A new audiotape believed to be from al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri alleges that a U.S. plan for reform in the Middle East is really a bid to replace Arab leaders. The tape was broadcast Friday on the Arab satellite station Al-Arabiya. The comments appeared to be in response to an agreement this week by the Group of Eight industrialized nations on a U.S. plan to promote democratic change in the Middle East...
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Weather doesn't stop Derby Days
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
The second annual Derby Days at Cape First Church's parking lot on Silver Springs Road was still on Saturday despite the weather. "It was comical," said children's pastor Jennifer Brothers. "A strong wind came along, the tent blew down and hard rain caused us to move the sound system indoors."...
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Police report 06/13/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/13/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs A DWI was reported Saturday at 161 West Drive. The subject is in custody pending the filing of formal charges. A DWI was reported Saturday at Independence Street and West Drive. The subject is in custody pending the filing of formal charges...
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The rebound
(Editorial ~ 06/13/04)
The U.S. economy has been showing its strength in just about every possible indicator except jobs. But last week's employment figures showed the so-called "jobless recovery" is, indeed, adding jobs at an exceptionally good rate. So far this year, the numbers show, nearly 1.2 million jobs have been added in virtually every segment of the nation's economy...
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Distinctive display
(Community ~ 06/13/04)
Every house has something memorable about it, whether it's the location, architectural features or the interior decor. The house at 477 Summit Court in Jackson is memorable for all of those reasons. Located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this house has an inviting location. ...
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Area calendar
(Other Sports ~ 06/13/04)
Basketball Jackson camps: The Jackson Indian basketball camps will offer multiple sessions June 21-25. Individual camps for grades 3-4 (9-11 a.m.), 5-6 (noon-2 p.m.) and 7-8 (2-4 p.m.) will take place at the multipurpose gym. A pee-wee camp for grades 1-2 will be 10 a.m.-noon June 28-July 2 at South Elementary, and a shooting camp for grades 4-7 will be 9 a.m.-noon July 19-23 at the multipurpose gym. Info: Darrin Scott, 204-0171...
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Accidental Lesson- Man, land are inseparable
(Outdoors ~ 06/13/04)
Even in modern society, the relationship cannot be severed. Blood trickled down my left hand from a blow inflicted by a sharpened rock. Oddly, the rock rested in my right hand. The self-inflicted wound laid bare my ability to survive as a primitive man. It peeled back some other truths as well. By attempting to recreate a bone fish hook, I learned three lessons...
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Credit for yes vote goes to many
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/13/04)
To the editor: It is most appropriate that the residents of Cape Girardeau are commended for the successful passing of the fire sales tax. Our expectations for voter turnout were far exceeded. At this time we would like to thank Mayor Jay Knudtson and the city council, city manager Doug Leslie, police chief Steve Strong and fire chief Rick Ennis. ...
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Ethan Schott
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
Ethan Thomas Reid Schott, 12, of Jackson passed away Friday, June 11, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, due to injuries sustained in an accident. Ethan was born Sept. 27, 1991, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., son of Thomas L. and Marilyn Gerecke Schott...
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Mildred Parker
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
Mildred Parker, 90, of Pulaski, Ill., died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill.
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Sue Thompson
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
Clara Sue Thompson, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Sept. 16, 1942, at Essex, Mo., daughter of Harold and Jewell Irene Nichols Hooks. She and Benny Royce Thompson were married June 23, 1960, at Tijuana, Mexico. He died Dec. 26, 1995...
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Eugene Cavitt
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Eugene Cavitt, 85, of Anna died Friday, June 11, 2004, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Aug. 2, 1918, at Anna, son of George and Ava Koonce Cavitt. He and Clara Farris were married July 4, 1932, at Cape Girardeau. He was a construction welder, a member of a Pentecostal church, the Anna Masonic Lodge 520 AF&AM and the United Mine Workers Union of America...
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Mary Farris
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Mary Jeanette "Nette" Farris, 75, of Jonesboro died Friday, June 11, 2004, at her home. She was born Sept. 9, 1928, at Wolf Lake, Ill., daughter of Samuel and Mary Della Brothers Boshera. She and Fred Chester Farris were married Nov. 20, 1949. He died Dec. 26, 1961...
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Marilyn Barge
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
Marilyn Barge, 55, of Nashville, Tenn., and formerly of Oran, Mo., died Friday, June 11, 2004, in Nashville. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Region received unprecedented attention in baseball draft
(Sports Column ~ 06/13/04)
Southeast Missouri has been known for producing solid if not spectacular baseball players over the years, with very few ever reaching the major leagues. Professional scouts, however, evidently believe there is something special about two young men who graduated from area high schools...
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Elijah of the economy
(Column ~ 06/13/04)
The Wall Street Journal Readers may recall that chief White House economist Greg Mankiw was widely ridiculed in February for predicting that the economy would create 2.6 million new jobs this year. John Kerry joined the political fun, noting at the time that "George Bush is saying he's going to create 2.6 million jobs this year alone - and his advisers are saying, 'What, you didn't actually believe that, did you?'" Well, who are we supposed to believe now? Friday's May job report shows that the U.S. ...
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Nave-Debrock
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jennifer Renee Nave and Lanson Ivan Debrock were married Jan. 3, 2004, at St. Eustachius Catholic Church in Portageville, Mo. The Rev. J. Friedel performed the ceremony. Lectors were Mary Barnes of Portageville and Kristine Schreckenberg, sister of the groom. Gary Clark was organist and Caitlyn Cross was soloist...
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Hutchason-Ohlmutz
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
Kathy L. Hutchason and Thomas C. Ohlmutz were united in marriage May 22, 2004, at Red Star Baptist Church. Jim Matthews performed the ceremony. Music was by Mary Gayle Moore of Cape Girardeau. The bride is the daughter of Shirley Hutchason of Cape Girardeau, and the late Roy Hutchason. The groom is the son of Dennis and Sherry Ohlmutz of Burlington, Iowa...
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Dame-Menz
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Karren Faye Dame and Jason Michael Menz were married Nov. 15, 2003, on the beach at Sandals Dunn's River Golf Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The Rev. Adrian McLean performed the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Dewaine and Dixie Shaffer of Chaffee. The groom is the son of Paul and Evelyn Menz of Cape Girardeau and Joe and Earline Lowes of Benton, Mo...
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Howell-Mott
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Carissa Leigh Howell and Jason Dennis Mott were married June 14, 2003, at Calvary Baptist Church in Franklin, Ky. Gary Pardue performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Vandeven of Chaffee, aunt of the groom; pianist was Allison Brown of Louisville, Ky.; vocalists were Brittany Bacher of Louisville, and Anita Mott of Scott City, aunt of the groom...
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Golden-Skelton
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
Jennifer Golden and Matthew Skelton were united in marriage April 17, 2004, at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. The Rev. Gary Hoffstetter performed the ceremony. Organist was Susan Koerber. Parents of the couple are Brian and Teresa Golden of Cape Girardeau, and Kent and Donna Skelton of Jackson...
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Schloss-Goodin
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
Emily Cailin Schloss and Arthur Lee Goodin II were married Sept. 13, 2003, at River Ridge Winery in Commerce, Mo. The Rev. James Schultz performed the ceremony. Larry and Brenda Schloss of Cape Girardeau are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Arthur F. and Sarah Goodin of Thebes, Ill...
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Whitledge-Holland
(Wedding ~ 06/13/04)
Dina Kay Whitledge and Paul Christopher Holland were married July 12, 2003, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. The Rev. John Rice performed the ceremony. Organist was Linda Thompson. Soloists were Diana Sharrock, aunt of the bride, and Kara Whitledge, sister of the bride...
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Cox-Edwards
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cox of Knob Noster, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Cox, to Ben Edwards. He is the son of John and Pat Edwards of Cape Girardeau. Cox is a graduate of Knob Noster High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in English from Truman State University in 2003...
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Kirkpatrick-Mesenbrink
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Phil Garcia of Jefferson City, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kirkpatrick of Bowling Green, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alana Faye Kirkpatrick, to Dean Vincent Mesenbrink. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mesenbrink of Moyie Springs, Idaho. Kirkpatrick's parents are formerly of Advance...
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Osborne-Hutson
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Osborne of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Beth Osborne, to Christopher Louis Hutson. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Hutson Jr. of Jackson. Osborne is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. She expects to receive a bachelor of science degree in recreation from Southeast Missouri State University in December. She is completing an internship in recreation at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Main Street Fitness Center...
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Bittle-O'Brien
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
Jerry and Carla Bittle of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Tobie Bittle, to Andy O'Brien. He is the son of Mike and Sandy O'Brien of Kansas City, Mo. Bittle is a 1998 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002, and expects to receive a master's degree in pediatric nurse practitioning from the university in 2005. ...
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Powers-Ammerman
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
Dan and Beth Powers of Trenton, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Marie Powers, to Edward Blake Ammerman. He is the son of Pam and Terry Henderson of Trenton. Mrs. Henderson is also formerly of Cape Girardeau...
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Clark-Leimer
(Engagement ~ 06/13/04)
Terry and Cathy Clark of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Kenda Jo Clark, to Christopher Edward Leimer. He is the son of Linda and Jerry Mowery of Dutchtown and David and Frances Leimer of Jackson. Clark is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Wards celebrate 40th event
(Anniversary ~ 06/13/04)
Tom and Amy Ward of Cape Girardeau are celebrating their 40th anniversary today. They were married June 13, 1964. The couple's children and spouses are Beth and Elliott Sterling of Cape Girardeau, Aaron and Sherry Ward of Kansas City, Mo., and Vance and Brenda Ward of St. Louis...
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Hamans married 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/13/04)
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Haman of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception May 15, 2004, at the home of Paul and Denise Salmon. Hosts were their daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Steve March of Webster Groves, Mo., Denise and Paul Salmon of Cape Girardeau, and Gail and Ken Gregory of Westerville, Ohio...
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The offshoring myth
(Column ~ 06/13/04)
By Alicia Burns On June 4 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 248,000 jobs in May, doubling the expectations of Wall Street. Manufacturing employment rose by 32,000, the sector's fourth consecutive monthly increase and the strongest gain in six years...
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Harold Mayberry
(Obituary ~ 06/13/04)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Harold Mayberry, 70, of Jonesboro died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at the VA Hospital in Marion, Ill. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
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leftover births
(Births ~ 06/13/04)
Shirrell Son to Jeremy Wayne and Crystal Lynn Shirrell of Advance, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:22 a.m. Monday, June 7, 2004. Name, Parker Jack. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. Mrs. Shirrell is the former Crystal Coplin, daughter of Gwen and Steve Shirrell and Troy and Carol Coplin, all of Advance. She is employed at Farmers Insurance Group in Advance. Shirrell is the son of Jerry and Judy Shirrell of Marble Hill, Mo. He is employed at J&J Mechanical...
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Out of the past 6/13/04
(Out of the Past ~ 06/13/04)
10 years ago June 13, 1994 Union Electric officials say they won't remove hazardous waste that might lay beneath site of old Cape Girardeau Waterworks' coal gasification plant, because waste poses no environmental risk. Around 100 parents and staff attend Cape Girardeau school board meeting to discuss recent change in Central High's commencement practice and how change was made...
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Inviting children to one of the biggest parties of all
(Community ~ 06/13/04)
NEW YORK -- Children love a good party, and few parties are more special and important than weddings, but that doesn't mean these two always are a perfect match. Children aren't your typical wedding guests, says Maria McBride-Mellinger, wedding style editor for Bride's magazine, so if a couple decides they want youngsters at their nuptials, they need to plan for it...
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Al-Qaida - One American killed, another kidnapped
(International News ~ 06/13/04)
The Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Suspected militants killed an American in the Saudi capital on Saturday, shooting him in the back as he parked in his home garage, and the U.S. Embassy said it was searching for an American who was missing...
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Auction offers dinosaur fossils
(Entertainment ~ 06/13/04)
NEW YORK -- It's an event guaranteed to make everyone feel young -- an auction of fossils from dinosaurs and other creatures millions of years old. The sale, "Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures at Auction," consists of more than 300 lots. It takes place June 24 and is being assembled by Guernsey's auction house...
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NEA program helps soldier-writers put words to experiences
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- At first, Jeff Jennings' e-mails home from Afghanistan were short, matter-of-fact accounts just to let his wife know he was safe. But soon Jennings, a major with the 10th Mountain Division, began sending more descriptive e-mails, packed with his feelings on the war, death, hardship in the desert and survival...
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What about the original Hall of Fame?
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
NEW YORK -- Tucked away in the Bronx, just a short stroll from the No. 4 subway line, the greatest Americans in history assemble in obscurity: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain. A bust of each sits in a magnificent colonnade at the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a tourist attraction from an era when prominence didn't come from getting voted off the island...
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Clinton's portrait by black artist a first
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Simmie Knox, the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait, is preparing to unveil his oil painting of former President Bill Clinton in a ceremony Monday at the White House. "My mind hasn't completely wrapped around it yet," Knox said in a telephone interview from his Silver Spring, Md., home. "Just imagine: I was born in 1935 in Aliceville, Alabama, a sharecropper, and now I'm painting the president. Can you imagine that?"...
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Miss Jackson wins pageant
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
MEXICO, Mo. -- A 24-year-old Chesterfield woman will represent Missouri in the Miss America Pageant in September, after being crowned Miss Missouri Saturday in a pageant in Mexico. Whitney Weeks, a graduate of Purdue University and Miss Jackson, said her platform for the next year will be military awareness and appreciation. Weeks, who was competing in her third Miss Missouri pageant, has written letters to more than 600 veterans and is compiling a book with their replies...
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Improvements sought along Mississippi River
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Though primarily aimed north of St. Louis, a recently introduced piece of federal legislation that addresses navigation and ecosystem restoration along the upper Mississippi River may have effects that filter their way downstream to Southeast Missouri...
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Reagan entombed in underground crypt
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Ronald Reagan's body was sealed inside a tomb Saturday at his hilltop presidential library following a week of mourning and remembrance by world leaders and regular Americans. Workers closed the underground crypt shortly before 3 a.m. while a handful of Secret Service agents, library personnel and mortuary representatives watched, said Duke Blackwood, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley...
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Taking smiles overseas
(Community ~ 06/13/04)
By Ellen Dillon * Special to the Southeast Missourian In May 2000 at the age of 52, my sister, Lynn, died suddenly of complications due to a heart attack. A paraplegic at the age of 17, Lynn had overcome physical challenges and dedicated her life to public service...
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Texas slams Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/04)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Hank Blalock made sure Ryan Drese's recent string of tough luck came to an end. Blalock hit his second career grand slam and drove in five runs, Drese pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in more than a month as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Saturday night...
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The GOP's primary crowd
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
An unprecedented number of candidates -- 20 -- are running for the two open seats on the Cape Girardeau County Commission this year, vying for a job with a $54,968 salary and responsibility for managing an annual budget of about $13 million. For those voting in the Republican primary, the voting booth will be a ballot buffet...
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Bush's religion is dividing line among voters
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
EDINA, Minn. -- At 9:30 last Sunday morning, the organ sounded and the congregation rose from the pews in the soaring, sun-splashed sanctuary of the Colonial Church just outside the center of town here. Some congregants in their Sunday best, others in jeans, rustled to their feet and then joined together in a 285-year-old hymn, "O God, Our Help in Ages Past."...
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Hospitals go gourmet, offering fresh, new cuisine
(National News ~ 06/13/04)
Welcome to hospital food nouveau, where menus tout salmon with cucumber and melon relish. Or chocolate chip pancakes. Reservations not required. A growing number of hospitals are moving to hotel-style room service for patients. "I think people have that perception before they even come into the hospital, 'Oh, it's hospital food. ...
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Winds blow down tree limbs, causing power outages
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Although they did not last long, the winds that accompanied the storms that hit Cape Girardeau County on Saturday caused many households to lose electricity. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service around 4 p.m. Saturday for Cape Girardeau County, calling for heavy rain and strong winds. In Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City the weather caused tree limbs to fall off and hit power lines...
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More than 2,000 state workers receive some kind of welfare
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Pamela Current spends her days at a state psychiatric hospital caring for young people with mental illness, teaching them skills to cope with daily life, from personal hygiene to cooking. But when it comes to her own health-care needs, and those of her two young children, she must rely on a government program for the poor, elderly and disabled to help cover the costs...
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Clowning around for almost 44 years
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Every kid at one time or another has tried to imagine what a clown's home looks like. Day-Glo red, green, purple, yellow and orange confetti running from every faucet. House plants squirting water in your eye. Fluorescent balloons floating and bobbling through every room...
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A parent's survival guide to summertime road trips
(Community ~ 06/13/04)
NEW YORK -- Think you're a road warrior for planning a long car trip with children this summer? Consider the itinerary of Mark and Michelle Faldoski, parents of Kyle, 8, and Kensie, 4. They spent the month of May driving from Fairbanks, Ala., to their new home in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., visiting family in New York and Ohio along the way -- some 6,000 miles in all...
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FanSpeak June13
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/04)
Woe is Chaffee WHAT HAS happened to the sports teams in Chaffee? Chaffee has always been a strong winner in baseball and at one time a very strong contender in football. This is the worst shape I have ever seen the sports teams in the Chaffee public schools. Let's go, Chaffee. You can do better and once again become a champion...
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Ford & Sons wins one in tourney
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/04)
The Cape Girardeau American Legion escaped Jonesboro, Ark., with a win, picking up a 14-6 victory over Sheridan, Ark., in its final game of the Jonesboro Riceland Ricemen Classic. "It's always good to be coming back after winning one," Ford & Sons coach Michael Minner said...
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Wet weather doesn't spoil Hershey meet
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/04)
Rain may have dampened the track and infield at Central Junior High School on Saturday morning, but little could dampen the spirits of the 28 athletes who competed in the Hershey Track and Field Youth Meet. Competitors from as far north as Perryville and as far south as Sikeston participated in the event. The Hershey track meet is open to youths 9 to 14...
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No-name Pistons chasing history
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/04)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Go ahead, try to remember an NBA champion that didn't have a Hall of Famer. Anyone younger than 40 will have a hard time with the answer. The Detroit Pistons are not only trying to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, they're attempting to undo a major trend...
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Speak Out 06/13/04
(Speak Out ~ 06/13/04)
Tax relief works THE AMERICAN people have used their money far better than the federal government would have. I've read several publications recently that show the economy is strong and getting stronger. Last month America added 288,000 new jobs. Manufacturing jobs have increased for three months. ...
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Chinese open hearts to whimsical play
(Community ~ 06/13/04)
On May 1, I joined Patch Adams and 50 other clowns from 13 different countries on a trip across southern China and into Lhasa, Tibet. Unlike northern China, very few non-Chinese tourists visit southern China, and we were unsure how we would be received by the residents...
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Fire report 6/13/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/13/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Friday: At 5:55 p.m., an emergency medical service at 555 N. Spring St. Firefighters responded to the following items on Saturday: At 10:46 a.m., an alarm sounding at 2400 Veterans Memorial Drive...
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World briefs 6/13/04
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Iran rejects restrictions on its nuclear program TEHRAN, Iran -- Toughening its stance in advance of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, Iran on Saturday said it would reject international restrictions on its nuclear program and challenged the world to accept Tehran as a member of the "nuclear club." Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi rejected further outside influence on Tehran's nuclear ambitions. ...
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National briefs 6/13/04
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Southern California sniper killed after shooting three IRVINE, Calif. -- A sniper opened fire Saturday at a rural Southern California recycling center, wounding a worker and a deputy, then fled. He was killed hours later in a shootout after deputies spotted him from a helicopter, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said. ...
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Sorenstam grabs lead heading into final day at LPGA
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/04)
Annika Sorenstam made four straight birdies that carried her to a 4-under 67 in the second round Saturday and a one-shot lead over Juli Inkster and Jennifer Rosales at the LPGA Championship in Wilmington, Del. Inkster, who made up a two-shot deficit against Sorenstam to win the U.S. Women's Open at Prairie Dunes two years ago, shot a 5-under 66 and Rosales recovered from two bogeys on her first three holes to shoot 70...
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Virgin Marys go missing in Minnesota town
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
WAITE PARK, Minn. -- Joe Fautsch was mowing his lawn when he came around a corner and expected to see the Virgin Mary. The Holy Mother wasn't there. "I don't think she walked away by herself," Fautsch said. "Who would take her?" He found out last week that his Virgin Mary statue was one of four that have been stolen in this central Minnesota town within the past few weeks, investigator Ben Theisen said. ...
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Nichols' life spared by hung jury
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Los Angeles Times McALESTER, Okla. -- Terry L. Nichols' life was spared a second time Friday night when a jury deciding whether he should die for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing said it was hopelessly deadlocked despite prosecutors' efforts to paint him as an architect of the attack...
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Gordon tries to get back on track in Pocono 500
(Professional Sports ~ 06/13/04)
LONG POND, Pa. -- Jeff Gordon puts the discouraging finishes in his rearview mirror as easily as he does his victories. Gordon refuses to dwell on what goes right or wrong in one race when another is just around the turn. Still, Gordon acknowledges that's been tougher to do after finishing 30th in Charlotte, then 36th last week in Dover...
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Help on the hoof
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. -- There's no green ogre in this story. But there is a donkey. And instead of battling a fire-breathing dragon and a powerful fairy godmother to help Shrek woo his princess, this donkey's nemesis is an unknown predator killing cattle owned by farmer Brian Stevens...
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Lake in suburban St. Louis disappears
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
WILDWOOD, Mo. -- The millions of gallons of water in a suburban St. Louis lake has vanished, swallowed up by a sinkhole. "It's real creepy," Donna Ripp, who lives near what had been Lake Chesterfield, said a couple of days after the disappearing act. "That lake was 23 acres -- no small lake. And to wake up one morning, drive by and it's gone? That was freaky."...
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Kansas City prosecutors use DNA to charge man
(State News ~ 06/13/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors using DNA evidence have charged a man already imprisoned for murder with two other killings. Prosecutors announced Friday they charged Clifton L. Ray Jr., 44, on Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder. The victims were identified by prosecutors as Deborah D. Taylor, 27, who was found strangled in December 1987 in a vacant lot; and Joycie A. Flowers, 41, who was found strangled in May 1990 in a vacant field...
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50 years of good breeding
(Local News ~ 06/13/04)
Cape Girardeau's Arena Building had gone to the dogs Saturday, but no one seemed to mind because the arena was host to the Southeast Missouri Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show, which will continue today. This year's show was special in that it marked the 50th anniversary of the SEMO Kennel Club...
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